variants
also focussing
variants
also focussing
as in concentrating
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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Recent Examples of focusing
Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 12 June 2026
Ariana Grande is expanding her philanthropic efforts with the launch of the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, focusing on youth mental health, arts education and community support causes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 June 2026
After cracking a filling while eating, his wife began researching local dental offices, focusing on clinics with strong reviews from foreign patients and a reputation for quality care.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Fixing Low-Value Issues One mistake is getting stuck focusing on things that few of your customers care about.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Mistral is building out data centers and focusing on enterprise rollout of AI across various industries.
—Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Kiefer, who has three other children, has been focusing on raising awareness about the issue inside high schools, where most young people learn to drive.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Raman, 44, has attempted to position herself as Bass’ most serious ideological challenger from the left, focusing heavily on housing affordability, tenant protections and criticism of the city’s political status quo.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Daniella Silva Daniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Verb
The defense challenged that interpretation, focusing on legal questions surrounding the status of the unborn child and whether kidnapping could be applied in the manner the prosecution argued.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 12 June 2026
Ariana Grande is expanding her philanthropic efforts with the launch of the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, focusing on youth mental health, arts education and community support causes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 June 2026
After cracking a filling while eating, his wife began researching local dental offices, focusing on clinics with strong reviews from foreign patients and a reputation for quality care.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Fixing Low-Value Issues One mistake is getting stuck focusing on things that few of your customers care about.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Mistral is building out data centers and focusing on enterprise rollout of AI across various industries.
—Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Kiefer, who has three other children, has been focusing on raising awareness about the issue inside high schools, where most young people learn to drive.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Raman, 44, has attempted to position herself as Bass’ most serious ideological challenger from the left, focusing heavily on housing affordability, tenant protections and criticism of the city’s political status quo.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Daniella Silva Daniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing
Adjective
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The facility now spans 40 cities with more than 34,175 miles of optical transmission lines, enough to wrap around the Earth one and a half times.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Bluing lost its dominance when chemical detergents and optical brighteners emerged in the mid-20th century.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Reyna’s goal was a perfect example of Pochettino’s insistence of concentrating on the team over individuals.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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This suggests that the act of concentrating mattered more than what students were concentrating on.—
Supreet Kaur,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In this way, the fact that climate change has resulted in higher levels of UV exposure across the globe means that humans as a whole are far more susceptible to sustaining ocular damage from sunlight alone.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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That’s realized quite literally by the prolific Swedish actor Stig Järrel, who plays Satan as an aristocrat in a state of perpetual ocular discomfort due to Britt-Marie’s insistence on holding onto her virginity.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From there, Amazon uses that visual cue to show products that look similar to your description.—
Kurt Knutsson
FOX News may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links.,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Every win gave way to new visual testimony that the city was Knicks-obsessed.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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